It is predicted that a comet will probably hit the earth in about 10 years and scientists all over the world are thinking about possible ways to ________it from happening. Which of the following is not OK?
A. protect B. stop C. keep D. prevent
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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
Pred Michael is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight or hold more than one job.
Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.
Last year, 5.4 percent of the American work force held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.
Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides says Carl Hausamn, the writer of“Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side.”
The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters in 1997 took a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.
People also take second jobs with an eye to the future--wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.
Michael started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable. He wanted to make sure he wasn't tied to one system that ended up failing.
Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all age and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries--no longer just service, office and sale jobs.
“Technology just affects your ability to make money,”Hausman says.“That makes a frequent change in moonlighting.”
As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.
Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees' 9-to-5 performance.
“The primary employer is saying,‘Wait, I'm paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you.’”says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago.“If you're burning yourself at both ends, it's going to show.”
Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They also may find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.
Besides,“It's fun,”Michael says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional, skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn't find just in a full-time job.
“It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet,”he says,“and offering a little variety throughout the day.”
1．What is the passage mainly about?
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A．The ways of moonlighting.
B．The reasons for moonlighting.
C．The problems with moonlighting.
D．The kinds of people who moonlight.
2．The reason why Fred Michael began to moonlight is that _____.
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A．he found it exciting to do a part-time job
B．he needed to make ends meet with more money
C．he feared he would lose his present job one day
D．he felt more and more pressure from his employer
3．Some companies don't allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid that _____.
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A．their workers can not do extra-hour work for them
B．their workers will be too tired to try their best at work
C．their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs
D．their workers will not get to work and be off work on time
4．The underlined sentence“It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet.”in the last paragraph means“_____”.
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A．Moonlighting gets you away from the job you don't enjoy
B．Moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money
C．Moonlighting strengthens your professional skills
D．Moonlighting brings you chances to do something different
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| Everyone is looking for love.But what is real love? Maybe it's not an easy question for us to answer.But remember,loving someone means accepting his or her success or failure. Freda Bright says,"Only in opera do people die of love." It's true.You really can't love somebody to death.I've known people to die from no love,but I've never known anyone to be loved to death.We just can't love one another enough. A heart－warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary.All day she felt __1__.Late in the afternoon she gathered the courage to see her employer.To her delight,the boss __2__ to a rais  e.The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table __3__ with their best dishes.Candles were __4__ glowing.Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal.She wondered __5__ someone from her office had told him ab  out the__6__,or...did he just somehow know that she would not get __7__? She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news.They __8__ and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal.Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered __9__.It read,"Congratulations,darling! I __10__ you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."__11__ the supper,her husband went into the kitchen to clean up.She noticed that a second card had __12__ from his pocket.Picking it off the floor,she read,"Don't __13__ about not getting the raise!You __14__ it anyway!These things will tell you how much I love you." Someone has said that the __15__ of love is when you love without measure.What this man feels for his wife is total __16__ and love,whether she succeeds or fails.His love __17__ her victories and soothes (减轻) her __18__.He stands with her,no matter what life __19__ in their direction. Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize,Mother Teresa said,"What can you do to promote world __20__? Go home and love your family.And love your friends.Love them without measure." | |||
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B．excited B．refused B．set B．slowly B．which B．boss B．turned down B．sat B．diary B．supposed B．Following B．hidden B．worry B．understood B．price B．forgiveness B．suggests B．anxiety B．does B．war |
C．pleased C．agreed C．bought C．strongly C．if C．job C．turned over C．asked C．note C．pred icted C．Preparing C．run C．laugh C．deserved C．value C ．sympathy C．celebrates C．wounds C．things C．happiness |
D．disappointed D．required D．designed D．softly D．why D．dinner D．turned up D．embraced D．e－mail D．thought D．Cooking D．thrown D．smile D．made D．measure D．misunderstanding D．shows D．fear D．throws D．pleasure |
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